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R.I.P.
GURUOn Apr 19th, 2010 Keith "Guru" Elam died
after a long battle with cancer. Since 2006, Brownman has been touring
as the featured soloist with Guru's Jazzmatazz, and appeared on Jazzmatazz
Vol. 4

2006 ended for Brownman
with the explosive "Jazz By Genre" presentation of legendary rapper of
Jazzmatazz and Gangstarr fame - GURU, held in Toronto's revered Mod Club.
This could have been just another 'backing band for out-of-town act' session
for the often called Trinidadian trumpeter, but the chemistry between Brown
and Guru was evident even back then on their first meeting. During
that show Guru would push him out of his regular horn position to the front
of the stage to solo while the hip-hop legend held a mic in front of his
horn's bell. This single performance would lead to a phone call from
Guru's team a month later asking Brown if he was available to make an appearance
on the upcoming 2007 release of 'Jazzmatazz Vol. 4', replacing the luminious
Donald Byrd as the featured trumpet soloist. Brown, accepting immediately,
would write a special horn arrangement of "Universal Struggle" and solo
throughout the tune. In early Feb '07 he was again contacted by Guru's
people, impressed by Brown's work on the track, to ask him to tour America
for the release of JAZZMATAZZ VOL. 4.

Since then Brownman
has been touring the world as the featured soloist with GURU's JAZZMATAZZ
as they brought their unique breed of jazz-hip-hop through The United States,
Europe, Japan & South America.

Update:In Jan 2010, Both
Brownman & DJ DooWop left Jazzmatazz together, their exit precipitated
by the often reported meglomaniacal ways of Solar - Guru's producer.
Guru had, over time, had slowly given up control of all affairs to Solar
who, in turn, continued to abuse and manipulate the entire team, from Guru
himself through the organization's entire infra-structure.

On Apr 19th, 2010
Keith "Guru" Elam died after a long battle with cancer.

For more on the fiasco
behind Solar's dominance over Guru visit : FuckSolar.com
-
a fan driven website dedicated to documenting Solar's downfall.

BROWN
NEWS(by
publicist Andrew McIntosh) :
After 4 years of being nominated, theBROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
win an IndependentMusic Award for 2012
Best Jazz Artist of the Year--BROWNMAN
T-SHIRTS ARE NOW IN!Official
Brownman t-shirts have just arrived and are available at all live shows
(or email andrew@brownman.com
to order by mail). Sizes are XL, L, M, S. Limited quantities per
size. $20 each. Kittens, rappers and girls not included.[
Thanks to additional poses from singer Irene Torres (from the Sugar Devils),
monster rapper Mad Dukez from Gruvasylum and Kiwi-3 ]--Resonancity.com
names Brownman2012
Artist To Watch--The
SUGAR DEVILS win the 2012 Toronto
Blues Society Talent Searchfor
2012
Blues Band of the Year--Brownman
receives a distinguished citationfrom
the Consulate General for the Republic of
Trinidad & Tobago, which includes appearing in the
High Commission and Consulate General50th
Independence Anniversary publication “Distinguished
Nationals of Trinidad
and Tobago in Canada”--Brownman
included in noted UKphotographer's
new book.Kingsley
Davis, an acclaimed UK music photographer,has
a new book out called FLIP THE SCRIPT -
A PHOTOGRAPHER'S MUSIC DIARY BY
KINGSLEY DAVIS, which documents luminous urban
music acts on stage in the UK over the years,
shot through Kingsley's lens. Featured artists
include Pharell Williams, KRS-One, Q-tip,
Omar, Flying Lotus, John Legend, Ms
Dyamite, DJ Doowop, Guru... and Brownman!--BRAVO!
channel documentary on Brownman now on Vimeo"The
Life & Times of Brown" -- In 2007 the BRAVO! channel, in conjunction
with Leda Serene Films aired this 1/2 hour documentary on the life of award-winning
Trinidadian born jazz trumpet player BROWNMAN ALI -- now available for
free viewing in it's entirity on Vimeo. It is an insightful and in-depth
look at one of the most acclaimed jazz artists in the nation, diving deeply
into his personal history, growing up in a racial charged environment,
his time in New York City with Randy Brecker & clearly illustrating
why he is now widely considered a vanguard for the evolution of jazz in
Canada. EDITOR'S NOTE: This documentary was filmed in 2006 just *before*
he was asked to join the legendary GURU's JAZZMATAZZ, replacing Donald
Byrd in that seminal jazz-hip-hop group, and is thus a fascinating look
at his pre-Jazzmatazz career.www.Vimeo.com/16725046--On
Nov 22nd, 2010 Brownman Ali was inducted into the WHOS
WHO IN BLACK CANADA - the famous comprehensive
national biographical directory & website of outstanding Black-Canadian
achievers - alongside jazz legend Oliver Jones and former Governor General
Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean. This rather impressive look at this
life, includes an interview, and embedded video from the BRAVO! Channel
documentary on his life entitled "the life and times of Brown":www.WhosWhoInBlackCanada.com/2010/11/22/brownman-ali--Artvoice
magazine nominatesBROWNMAN
ELECTRYC TRIO for2010
Jazz Act of the Year--Brownman
nonimated for a 2010Toronto
Independant Music Award w/ theBROWNMAN
ELECTRYC TRIO for2010
Toronto Jazz Group of the Year--Brownman
named2009
Favourite Touring Soloist(w/
Jazzmatazz) by
London, UK's Jazz After Dark --Brownman
nonimated for a 2008Toronto
Independant Music Award w/ theBROWNMAN
ELECTRYC TRIO for2008
Toronto Jazz Group of the Year--Brownman
nonimated for a 2008National
Jazz Award w/ theBROWNMAN
ELECTRYC TRIO for2008
Electric Jazz Group of the Year(the
group won in this category last year)--Brownman
named Toronto'sNOW
Magazine's2007
Toronto Jazz Trumpeter of the Year--Featured
cover story for the Oct/Nov 2007 issueof
CODA magazine, Canada's most acclaimedjazz
publication since 1958. Read the whole articlehere
(2.3meg PDF file)--After
being nominated in 5 categories at the 2007 Canadian National Jazz Awards,
the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO was honoured to have been awarded the 2007
National Jazz Award for Electric Jazz Group of the Year.
Thanks to all that voted!Brownman
was nominated for :-
Canadian National Jazz Composer of the Year-
Canadian National Jazz Musician of the Year-
Canadian National Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year-
Canadian National Latin-jazz Artist of the Year-
Canadian National Electric Group of the Year
(w/ Brownman Electryc Trio)--Brownman
asked to tour with legendary NYC hip-hop rapper Guru(of
Gangstarr and Jazzmatazz fame). After replacing the unavailable Roy
Hargrove on Guru's Jazzmatazz Vol. 4 recording session (hits the store
in June), Brownman was asked to tour America. He departs June 9th
for Zurich, Switzerland for 3 days of rehearsals before embarking on a
blistering tour European tour before the U.S.A. tour dates being July 15.
Check out the tour dates:http://www.brownman.com/GigSchedule/2007-06-sched.htm--Brownman
was nominated for a 2006 Canadian National
Jazz Award for "Latin-jazz Artist of the Year".
The prize was awarded to the luminous and deserving Hilario Duran, but
we at Brownman Music Inc. would like to thank all those who voted for this
dynamic performer!--Shortly
after returning from the last South American tour in Jan '06, the BROWNMAN
ELECTRYC TRIO began a new jazz residency at
Buffalo's ultra hip Allen St. Hardware Cafe... this residency will continue
through summer and all of upstate NY is invited to join the party!http://ElectrycTrio.brownman.com--No
longer able to deny the undeniable - Brownman Music now has a MySpace.com
page. There are 4 tunes and some video from CRUZAO is currently loaded
(though they will be on weekly rotation), pics, and a ton more. Feel
free to drop in and make Brown your MySpace friend.http://www.MySpace.com/BrownmanMusic--The
AUDIO/VIDEO section at Brownman.com now has new audio up - as well as a
2 minute movie trailer from film maker Vitold Vidic's Documentary "CRUZAO:
The Movie" which first aired at the 2005 Toronto film festival and documents
the trials and tribulations of Brownman's struggle to get CRUZAO GRUPO
MONSTRUOSO - the 15-man version of CRUZAO - prepped for it's inaugural
performance at the 2004 Distillery Jazz Festival with the clocking ticking
down and problems mounting. http://Brownman.com/pages-AudVid.htm
(Under VIDEO)--Brownman
recently appointed to the Prague Jazz Open Festival's Board of Artistic
Directors where his knowledge and expertise will aid in shaping the vision
of the festival's 2006/2007 programming.http://www.praguejazzopen.cz--Brownman
toured ARGENTINA for
3 weeks - beginning with the Buenos Aires Jazz Festival and includes feature
concert presentations with some of Argentina's finest jazz and tango artists!
May 21 to June 15 2006 - arriving back in Toronto just in time to perform
8 times for the Toronto Jazz Festival. More Argentine info as it
comes in...--Collaborations
seems to be the name of the game in 2006 and we'd like to mention some
of those fantastic groups that have featured Brown in recent months: IRAKERE,
CHISPA Y LOS COMPLICES, TUMBAO INC., DUB TRINITY, KUSH, FERTILE GROUND,
SOULIVE, KOBOTOWN, KELLY LEE EVANS, MR. SOMETHING SOMETHING, METHODOLOGY,
JAH-B, MAPALE, CHIVA, RITA DI GHENT & The SPRAWL PROJECT, AVE RD. &
CESCO. All are world-class ensembles and we encourage those reading this
to put their names into Google and check out their artistry.